Magazine for firearms.



PATBNTED JULY 9, 1907.

E. G. GONRADSON. MAGAZINE FOB. FIREARMS. APPLICATION FILED AUG.30,1906.

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MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

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MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9,1907.

Application filed August 30, 1906. Serial No- 276,473.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE GODFREY CONRADSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gainesville, in the county of Alachua and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazines for Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a magazine for firearms and has for its object to provide a magazine which can be attached to any ordinary breakdown shotgun or rifle.

The magazine comprises a tube which is hinged to the gun barrel, and normally extends along one side of the barrel and parallel thereto. A connection is provided between the tube and the breech-frame so that when the gun is opened the tube is automatically swung around into alinement with the'barrel and a shell is discharged into the sheILchamber. Upon closing the gun, the tube swings back to its normal position alongside the barrel.

In'the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a breakdown gun showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is an elevation and Fig. 4 a plan view showing the gun open and the magazine in discharging position. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a sectional detail on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 denotes the barrel, and 11 the breech-frame of an ordinary breakdown gun. The barrel and breech-frame are hinged together at 12 in the usual manner.

The magazine comprises a tube 13 containing a spring pressed follower 14 for ejecting the shells 15. To the rear end of the barrel is fastened a half-collar 16 having a laterally projecting flange 17. To the magazine tube is fastened a block 18 having cheeks 19 and 20 between which the flange 17 extends. The flange and cheeks have alined openings to receive a pin 21 whereby a hinge connection is had between the tube and the barrel. This hinge connection is such that the tube extends along one side of the barrel and parallel thereto when the gun is closed. The magazine is locked in this position by the cheek 19 the edge of said cheek opposite the breech-frame being in contact therewith which prevents the tube from swinging away from the barrel no matter in what position the gun is held. Upon opening the gun the breechframe swings away from the cheek 19 which releases the tube and permits it to swing into position to dis charge the shells into the shell-chamber of the barrel. Means to be presently described are provided for automatically bringing the tube into discharging position. The front end of the tube carries a fork 22 which straddles the barrel,

On one side of the breech-frame is fastened an arm 23. the free end of which extends between the barrel and the magazine tube and in front of the hinge connection therebetween. This end of the arm is forked as at 24 to which one end of a link'25 is connected by a transverse pin 26. The other end of the link is connected to a pin 27 extending from the cheek 20.

When the breech is tilted to open the gun the arm 23 and the link 25 pull the magazine around on the pin 21 into discharging position in which position it is in axial alinement with the barrel. Upon closing the gun the reverse movement of the breech causes the magazine to swing back into normal position alongside the barrel.

The shells are held in the magazine by a springfinger 28 extending over the mouth thereof and in front of the first shell. The finger has an upwardly extending branch 29 which is so shaped and located that when the magazine comes into discharging position said branch rides up and over the rear edge of the collar 16. This carries the finger 28 away from the shell whereupon it is discharged into the shellchamber. When the magazine swings away from the shell-chainber the finger 28 drops back in front of the next shell and holds it.

The magazine herein described can be readily at tached to any ordinary shotgun or rifle. It holds a large number of shells and they may be of different lengths which is a great advantage for gunners who reload their own shells.

I claim:-

1. The combination with a breakdown gun, of a m zine hinged on the outside thereof, and means for sw ing the magazine into discharging position when the gun is opened.

2. The combination with a breakdown gun, of a magazine hinged on the outside of the barrel, and means for swinging the magazine into discharging position when the gun is opened.

3. The combination with a breakdown gun, of a magazine hinged to the barrel, and a connection between the magazine and the breech for swinging the magazineunto discharging position when the gun is opened.

4. The combination with a breakdown gun, of a magazine hinged to the barrel and normally extending along one side thereof, and a connection between the magazine and the breech for swinging the magazine into discharging position when the gun is opened, and returning it to its normal position when the gun is closed.

5. The combination with a breakdown gun, of a magnzine hinged to the barrel and extending along one side thereof when the gun is closed, and a connection between the breech and the magazine for swinging it into discharglug position behind the rear end of the barrel when the gun is opened.

6. The combination with a'breakdown gun, of a magazine hinged thereto, means for swinging the magazine into ischarging position when the gun is opened; a stop for he contents of the magazine, and means oi-withdrawing he -stop when the magazine comes into discharging poition.

7. The combination with a breakdown gun, of 9. magaine hinged theret'o, means for swinging the magazine into .ischarging position behind the barrel when the gun is pened, and a stop for the contents of the magazine, and ngageable with the rear end of the barrel when the magaiine comes into discharging position, to release the conents.

8. The Combination with a breakdown gun, of a magazine hinged thereto, means-for swinging the magazine be hind the barrel when the gun is opened, and a holder for the contents of the magazine extending over the mouth thereof, and engageable with the rear end of the barrel when the magazine comes into discharging position, to re-' lease the contents.

' EUGENE GODFREY CONRADSON.

Witnesses:

Roy E. HUFFMAN, ROBT. E. DAvis. 

